The future for Magento

There’s no denying that the world’s commerce is quickly
moving online.

In fact, according to Statista, retail eCommerce sales grew by 23.3% in 2018, and on top of that, Nasdaq predicted that by 2040, around 95% of all purchases will be via eCommerce.

As a result of this, it’s essential for business owners to not only stay up to date with the latest eCommerce trends, but also meet the growing demand for first class, accurate and reliable shopping cart solutions.

Things
are changing for Magento

Magento is currently the world’s largest eCommerce platform,
powering around 245,000 websites around the globe.

Since the release of Magento 2 in 2015, it’s been announced that official support for the original platform will end in June 2020, meaning there will be no more security patches released and no more support with regard to the platform, its features and functionality.

It’s because of this, existing extensions have been re-built, with official merchant support to soon come to an end.

So with less than 10 months until the cut off, now’s the perfect time to not only migrate but also review your current plugins.

Where does Data8 come into this?

With the increase of eCommerce, and more specifically mCommerce, we’re now able to place orders quickly, on the go and in-between other tasks. But as a result of this, we’re also more likely to make typos, increasing the risk of submitting inaccurate data and delaying the order process.